Full-day nursery in Newlands, Derbyshire
The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road)
14 Mansfield Road, Heanor, DE75 7AJ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2001Reference 257859Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
14 Mansfield Road, Heanor, DE75 7AJ · More nurseries in DE75
Stations
- Langley Mill18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Watson Avenue, Hands Road and Brooklands Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Heanor Memorial Park5 min walk
- Heanor Memorial Park Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Wilmot Street Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Derbyshire there are about 3.4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road) is a full-day nursery at 14 Mansfield Road, Heanor, DE75 7AJ, in Newlands, Derbyshire. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Cottage Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by The Cottage Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road)This nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Laceyfields Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Marlpool Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Mundy CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Marlpool Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Coppice Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Corfield CofE Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Langley Mill Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road) Outstanding at its inspection on 18 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road) take?
The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road) is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
Who runs The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road)?
The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road) is run by The Cottage Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road)?
Langley Mill is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Cottage Private Day Nursery (Mansfield Road)?
You can call 01773 715726 and visit cottagenursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 257859 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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